Knife Help?

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MY UNCLE RECENTLY PASED AWAY AND LEFT ME A KNIFE COLLECTION. ABOUT 100+ KNIFES MICROTECH , MOD, BAYONETTS , PROTECH , SOG ,OLD , NEW ..... ETC. ETC. NO IDEA WHAT WORTH OR TO DO WITH--- HELP

HEALYONE@AOL.COM SHANE
 
Try to find the manufacture's website in order to figure out what you have and how much its worth. Look around here for some ideas too. If you're gonna sell them (I wouldn't) ebay or maybe here...
 
Mostly you need to ascertain how much each one is worth, whether its been discontinued or not and has some collector value and then decide if you want to hang on to them all, some or none. Inventory them, look them up one by one on the internet and don't get hung up on the ones you can't ID right away. Just save that bunch or few as the case may be for after you have gone through them all.

Once you have the majority IDs in line and know what is still being sold by dealers you can get an idea of what those sold for new or still sell for new. Some companies have current online catalogs you can view to see their current inventory to get an idea of what is no longer made also.

Now the list that you could not come up with anything on may be tougher. You can use ebay to get an idea of what some sell for from others or you can start writing the manufacturers for some aid in when it was made, what the retail was at the time, and maybe even if the one you have is a limited edition or regular production. You might also want to check to see if any paper work came with the knives when you got them like an inventory of what the owner had kept by his own records in a ledger or some other kind of book or something. If he was good at it he may have some pretty good records for you.

If not pick the ones left that are hard to ID and post them here or on one of the manufacturer forums or the Bernard Levine forum for some further help. Pictures or scans using a flat bed scanner can be a great help to get accurate information. Also, the ID numbers on the blade tang front and back, any markings or stamps, serial number on the knife or the box and other stuff like that. Basically provide all relevant info and you can get a better answer in return.

STR
 
Have A 1-microtech Nemesis II W/ Claw Logo..... #184 Date 06/2003ballprk Price?............2...also A -halo III 3 #0739 Date 11/99..........3..a Lightfoot-l.c.c. D/a #6049 Date 07/2001 ........4..and A Claw Logo #1504 Date 11/2001 With A Push - Pull Switch On Side To Retract Blade In And Out ...w/ No Saftey....5..a Socom M/a No # Date 10/98 Manual Open No Auto Open......6.. A Kestrel-a #2059 Date 4/2000 1/2 Serated.....weird Opening Knife With The Name Barry B. Wood Venice Ca. Any Help Or Ballpark Prices On Some Of This Stuff Thanks Shane
 
The guys at BF are pretty good here and helpful, if you need more just post another question.

I like what STR says above :thumbup:
 
Shane, it looks like you have some really good knives there. Some might be worth keeping as heirlooms or as users, but if you don't know much about knives, if you aren't a knife person, you are probably best off selling the high-end models. Each of them can be worth a couple hundred dollars or more. That adds up in a hurry.

The best way to start is by inventorying what you've got. Group them by manufacturer. Make a line entry like you did for the knives above, with whatever information is obvious, and if at all possible, include a picture of each.

At that point, you can see the patterns of information emerging, and searching ebay for similar models and the prices they go for will be much easier.

There really is no book value on knives, especially production knives. Probable values can shift throughout the year, as people sell to cover taxes or vacation or holiday expenses. Some currently issued knives may become discontinued, which may raise their value.

So even if we give you a good ballpark value, it may not be what the knife brings on a sale. And part of that depends on where you sell them. And that will determine how much information you need to provide the potential buyer.
 
One other quick word on this some of the models seem to be automatics ( switchblades) becafeful to sell them legally......You do seem to have several thousands of dollars worth of knives there....
 
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